The Curse of Annabelle

Update: 2025-05-26

Description

The infamous Annabelle doll may have become a Hollywood horror icon thanks to The Conjuring universe, but her real story is even creepier. Originally a possessed…ahem, manipulated…Raggedy Ann doll, Annabelle was investigated by paranormal legends Ed and Lorraine Warren in the 1970s. From her eerie beginnings with two nurses to her terrifying reputation for causing harm and death, Annabelle’s legend has only grown—especially now that she’s hitting the road, drawing crowds across America.

Episode Sources:

“Here’s how the nighttime escape of 10 Louisiana inmates from a New Orleans jail unfolded” by TuAnh Dam and Rafael Romo, May 18, 2025, CNN US

“Why Is Annabelle Touring the US? Quick Facts About the Doll and 'Devils on the Run'” by Shyna Mae Deang, May 20, 2025, International Business Times UK

“Annabelle Comes Home cast tells us why the set may have been haunted” by SyFy Wire Staff, July 1, 2019, SyFy

“What Caused the Nottoway Plantation Fire and Why is Annabelle The Doll Being Linked To It?” by Shyna Mae Deang, May 20, 2025, MSN

“Real ‘Annabelle’ story shared by Lorraine Warren at Milford’s Lauralton Hall” by Pam McLoughin, October 4, 2014, New Haven Register

“Annabelle The Haunted Doll” from Boston Ghosts, Posted May 26, 2025, updated February 7, 2025

“Johnny Gruelle: A Biography of the Illustrator” from Pook Press

“Inside The Warren Museum, Ed And Lorraine Warren’s Peculiar Collection Of Occult Artifacts” by Austin Harvey, Edited by Jaclyn Anglis, Published June 10, 2024, Updated February 12, 2025, All That’s Interesting (ATI)

“True Story of the Annabelle Doll | Real Annabelle Doll from the Conjuring” from Haunted Rooms

“Meet The Real Haunted Doll Behind ‘Annabelle’” by Katie Serena, October 1, 2023, All That’s Interesting (ATI)

“Everything to know about Annabelle, Ed and Lorraine Warren and 'The Conjuring'” by Andrew DaRosa, May 16, 2025, CT Insider